Standards for Genetic Variation Data

Main goals:

• Survey the community on existing and anticipated genetic variation data sets

• Survey the community on the need for genetic variation

• Review existing software for calling genetic variation

• Recommendation on standards for samples nomenclature metadata accompanying VCF files (genetic variation data) review across different Species. 

• Develop a plan to disseminate the recommended standards using existing resources (or write a newly expanded user guide)

• Training community members on best practices

• Apply the concept with a minimum of 5 new submissions to the EVA. 

• Write a report on the four activities (2-5 above).

• Documentation on outcomes of targets above.  Potential for contributions to the whitepaper, based on outcomes.

Time a member dedicates to this working group on average (including meetings and assigned tasks):
 

• Minimum 2 hours per month to attend a monthly meeting. 

• Up to 6 extra hours if participating in specifically targeted meetings (e.g., biocuration, survey, documentation, review of workflows meetings). 
   

Benefits of joining this working group:
 

• Professional development; 

• Learning new resources; 

• Developing a community of best practices;

• Networking with others; 

• Developing partnerships for future funding opportunities;  

• Education/training experience; 

• Potential authorship in reporting out, representation at meetings, and consulting.

Chair: Marcela Tello-Ruiz

Co-Chair: Timothee Cezard

Members:

• Alexey Sokolov
• Andria Harkey
• Doreen Ware
• Emily Grau
• Kazim Wazir
• Kelly Vining
• Marcela Tello-Ruiz
• Maria Skrabisova
• Mazdak Salavati
• Melanie Harrison
• Moira Sheehan
• Nahla Bassil
• Nicholas Gladman
• Rajdeep Singh Khangura
• Sarah Dyer
• Sebastian Beier
• Sharon Wei
• Shaun Clare
• Sunita Kumari
• Timothee Cezard
• Yogendra Khedikar
• Victoria DeLeo
• Vivek Kumar

Meeting Schedule: Please contact us for more details.

For more information, please email agbiodata@gmail.com.